CrowdCreate vs Fundraise Up
Fundraise Up and CrowdCreate both put the donation on your own site rather than a third-party page — the difference is the pricing shape. Fundraise Up embeds a heavily optimized donation checkout and charges 4% of what you raise. CrowdCreate embeds a donation widget for a flat $20 a month and takes 0% of your funds. Same place, different cost as you grow.
| At a glance | CrowdCreate | Fundraise Up |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $20 flat | $0 |
| Cut of each donation | 0% — none | 4% |
| Cost grows as you raise more | No — always $20 | Yes — it's a percentage |
Stripe's standard processing fee (2.9% + 30¢ per payment) applies on most platforms, including CrowdCreate. This compares cost structure only — see below for where Fundraise Up fits and where CrowdCreate fits.
Where Fundraise Up is the better choice
Fundraise Up is built to lift conversion. Its checkout is tuned hard — one-tap recurring upgrades, suggested amounts, fast wallets, and a donor fee-coverage prompt that often offsets its own cut. For an established nonprofit raising at scale, a few points of extra conversion can be worth more than the 4% it costs, and it has the analytics and CRM integrations to prove it out. If wringing the most from every visitor matters more than the monthly cost, Fundraise Up earns its fee — and we'll say so.
Where CrowdCreate wins
Fundraise Up's 4% scales with everything you raise; CrowdCreate's $20 doesn't. Once your volume is steady, that flat fee is a sliver of a percentage cut, and every dollar past the break-even point stays with you. The money lands in your own Stripe account directly — we never hold it or take a share. And you don't need an enterprise rollout or a conversion team to start: paste one snippet and you're live. If you want a simple, flat, no-cut widget rather than a percentage-priced optimization platform, that's the trade we're built for.
The math
Drag your monthly volume below. Fundraise Up's 4% scales with everything you raise, while CrowdCreate stays a flat $20. Stripe-style processing of about 2.9% + 30¢ per pledge applies on both — we're comparing platform cut only, and theirs grows with you where our $20 doesn't.
At $2,000/mo, you keep $60 more with CrowdCreate than with Fundraise Up (4%).
Stripe's standard fee (2.9% + 30¢ per pledge) applies on every platform here, including CrowdCreate. We add nothing on top.
See the full fee breakdown for your own numbers with the donation fee calculator.
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$20/mo flat
One price, no percentage. We never take a cut of what your donors give.
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30-day refund if it's not a fit. Your donor data lives in your own Stripe.
Common questions
Is $20/mo worth it vs a free or percentage option?
At low volume, a free tier or a percentage cut can genuinely cost you less — we won't pretend otherwise. The flat $20 wins as donations scale, and it keeps everything on your own site instead of a third-party profile page.
Whose Stripe gets the money?
Yours. Donations land in your own Stripe account directly — CrowdCreate never holds or routes the funds.
Can I cancel?
Yes, anytime, with a 30-day refund if it's not a fit. Your donor data stays in your Stripe.
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